If you're interested in investing, you've probably read quite a few articles that say "do your homework" before buying a stock. Reading and understanding a balance sheet is part of that homework.

A few months ago, we published a column entitled, “Understanding Financials: Your Income Statement.” To re-read that e-column, click here. The balance sheet is another of the financial statements ...

A balance sheet is a snapshot of your company's financial health that can be read by accountants, investors and auditors to determine how well your company is doing. It's like an x-ray of your ...

Insurance companies confound many Americans, with costly premiums that often provide no obvious benefit during good times and with difficult processes to follow when you do need to make a claim. Yet ...

The balance sheet shows investors the value of the companies assets, liabilities (debt) and owners equity. It is called a balance sheet because total assets will always equal or balance to liabilities ...

It is an honor just to be mentioned alongside past recipients, including my predecessors Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke. Monetary policy is more effective when the public understands what the Federal ...

A balance sheet report representing your company's assets and liabilities should net out to zero between all of the categories. In other words, the sum of your company assets, liabilities and equity ...

If you’re interested in investing, you’ve probably read quite a few articles that say “do your homework” before buying a stock. Reading and understanding a balance sheet is part of that homework.